Brian Allman (WVWC 2007) is a sixth-grade social studies teacher at Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School. Last fall, he was named the Milken Education Award winner from West Virginia. Nicknamed the “Oscar of Teaching, it is one of the most prestigious awards in the field of education. It is awarded to up to 40 teachers across the United States each year and comes with an unrestricted $25,000 cash prize. There are over 20,000 teachers in the state of West Virginia and Brian was the only teacher in West Virginia to win this award.
In addition to the Milken Educator Award, Allman was recently selected by the West Virginia State Journal and WV News as one of recipients of the Generation Next: 40 Under 40 Award for 2020. This 40-member class is made up of the best
and brightest young individuals that our state has to offer across all industries.
He was also chosen as one of 150 teachers in West Virginia to attend the Elevating and Celebrating Effective Teaching and Teacher (ECET²) Convening in Charleston but the conference unfortunately had to be postponed due to the coronavirus crisis.
In 2013, Brian was selected as the Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School Teacher of the Year and in 2014 received an Outstanding Teacher Award sponsored by the B-U Middle School student council in partnership with the local Horace Mann
Insurance Agency.
Allman received his Masters in Educational Leadership from Marshall University. In addition to his teaching certification, he also holds principal, supervisor of general instruction, and superintendent certifications in the state of West Virginia.
Update:
Brian Allman was named the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History West Virginia History Teacher of the year for 2023.
